Feni district BNP’s member secretary and Feni-2 constituency nomination aspirant Alal Uddin Alal has sparked widespread discussion after posting a photo of himself in a paddy field making a “review appeal” in a cricketer’s gesture. The symbolic protest came after his name was excluded from BNP’s preliminary candidate list announced on November 3. Alal, who had sought the party’s nomination for the upcoming 13th national election, said the act was a peaceful and creative call for reconsideration of the nomination decision. His social media post quickly went viral, drawing mixed reactions from party members—some expressed solidarity while others criticized the selection process. Alal said his initiative reflected a new, nonviolent language of protest, contrasting with Feni’s once-violent political past. According to party sources, several BNP leaders were vying for the Feni-2 seat, while Professor Zainal Abedin was chosen as the preliminary candidate.